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CloudMosa's Cloud-Based Phones Are Gaining Traction in SA
CloudMosa's Cloud Phone, a cloud‑powered solution that turns 4G feature phones into app‑capable devices, has seen four‑fold growth in South Africa, now representing 76% of the company's African user base. The rapid expansion is driven by deep partnerships with local manufacturers and carriers such as Mobicel, Stylo, Vodacom and MTN, offering devices priced as low as $12‑$14. By November 2025 the market became the firm’s fourth‑largest globally, validating the model for affordable digital inclusion across the continent. CloudMosa aims to replicate this success in other African nations through further telco collaborations.
Iridium Communications' Ascent Means It's Time For A Downgrade
Iridium Communications was downgraded from Strong Buy to Buy after a 35.6% rally and signs of fundamental softness. Q4 2025 revenue held steady at $212.9 million while government subscribers dropped 14.2%, with growth driven mainly by low‑value commercial IoT data customers....
Iran’s Digital Arsenal: When Invisible Fences Rise in the Conflict
On 28 February 2026, coordinated cyber operations drove Iran’s internet traffic to just 1‑4 % of normal levels, coinciding with US‑Israeli air strikes that killed the Supreme Leader. Analysts attribute the blackout to a hybrid mix of regime‑imposed whitelisting, large‑scale DDoS attacks,...
Wider Consultations Urged on Mobile Data Rollover Bills
CitizenWatch Philippines urges lawmakers to broaden consultations on pending mobile data rollover bills, supporting the consumer‑protection goal but warning that rules designed for fixed monthly plans may not fit the country’s promo‑driven prepaid market. They highlight risks such as loss...
Helios Towers Powers Ahead for Another Five Years
Helios Towers unveiled its five‑year IMPACT 2030 strategy, targeting a tenancy ratio above 2.5× by 2030 after already surpassing the 2.2× goal in 2025. The towerco now operates 14,746 sites across eight African markets and Oman, with adjusted EBITDA projected at...
What Makes a Smart Community? Here’s Why Connectivity Matters
Maz Khan, president of Vitalis Smart Communities, argues that connectivity—not just isolated gadgets—is the essential foundation of a true smart community. He warns that without a robust network, IoT devices and AI applications frustrate residents rather than enhance their lives....
Officials Worry Salt Typhoon Apathy Is Killing Momentum for Tougher Telecom Security Rules
Two years after Chinese‑state linked group Salt Typhoon breached at least ten U.S. telecoms, officials say the public remains largely indifferent. The hack gave attackers access to call‑detail records for millions of Americans, yet most citizens cannot see a direct impact...
CAG's BSNL Loss Estimate From Reliance Jio Deal Misinterpreted; Rectified Now: Pemmasani
The Comptroller and Auditor General’s (CAG) report claimed that BSNL lost ₹1,757.76 crore by not billing Reliance Jio for add‑on technology on shared tower infrastructure between 2014 and 2024. Minister of State for Telecom Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani clarified that the loss estimate stemmed from...
HyperLight Introduces 145 GHz Reference Modulators to Enable 448Gbps per Lane Datacom and 260GBaud Telecom Development
HyperLight Corp unveiled a 145 GHz packaged intensity modulator that delivers over 145 GHz electro‑optical bandwidth, enabling 448 Gbps per‑lane IMDD and 260 GBaud coherent links. The device is offered in O‑, C‑, L‑band configurations with a 1 µm pre‑order option, featuring a compact 0.8 mm...
Eurobites: Openreach Trials Fiber-Based Leak-Detection System
Openreach’s three‑month trial of a distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) system turned its fibre‑broadband network into a leak‑detection array, preventing the loss of 2 megalitres of water. In parallel, Antevia Networks partnered with Benetel to deliver a plug‑and‑play outdoor private‑5G solution for...
‘Major’ SmartCape Upgrades in the Works
Cape Town’s SmartCape programme is set for a major technology refresh, with a R15 million budget earmarked for modernising computer hardware and public Wi‑Fi across the city’s libraries. The upgrades will roll out over the next two financial years, adding token‑less,...
EXMAR Deploys Inmarsat's NexusWave Connectivity Service Across Fleet
Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, is deploying its NexusWave connectivity service across EXMAR’s global gas carrier fleet. The managed solution bonds GX Ka‑band, LEO, LTE and L‑band underlays to ensure uninterrupted ship‑to‑shore communications and crew internet. EXMAR reports faster collaboration,...
Cisco Patches High-Severity IOS XR Vulnerabilities
Cisco issued its semiannual IOS XR security advisory, addressing four high‑severity vulnerabilities. Two CVEs (CVE‑2026‑20040 and CVE‑2026‑20046) each score 8.8 and enable privilege escalation to root via crafted CLI commands. A third flaw (CVE‑2026‑20074) can cause an IS‑IS process restart,...
Cities Look to Boost Stadium WiFi as Fan Demand Surges
Cities hosting major sporting and entertainment events are under pressure to upgrade stadium Wi‑Fi as fan demand for real‑time sharing surges. Conventional antenna arrays often cause interference and require dozens of units to handle thousands of simultaneous connections. MatSing’s Wi‑Fi 6E...
China Designates Satellite Broadband as Top Priority
China’s premier Li Qiang has elevated satellite broadband to a national priority, placing it alongside semiconductors and cloud‑computing in the government work report. The National Development and Reform Commission will treat satellite Internet as a "large‑scale major project," unlocking hundreds...
SoftBank Eyes Operations Gains From Multi-Agent Platform
SoftBank Corp unveiled a multi‑AI agent platform that automates telecom operations, from policy formulation to base‑station integration. The system passes analysis results between specialized agents, enabling end‑to‑end decision‑making and execution without human intervention. SoftBank plans to extend the automation to...
Make 'No Wi-Fi' An Airline Sales Pitch
Air India launched domestic in‑flight Wi‑Fi in January 2025, positioning itself as a tech‑forward carrier. A year later, the article questions whether the service truly adds value for business travelers. It argues that the enforced disconnection of a flight provides a...
Intel Rules Out RAN Exit and Champions Granite Rapids over Nvidia
Intel confirmed it will not spin off its Network and Edge (NEX) unit, reaffirming its commitment to the 5G/6G RAN market with the Granite Rapids processor. The decision follows a $7 billion funding infusion from Nvidia and SoftBank that helped the...
Vodacom Claims African First with 254Mbit/S 5G Uplink Test
Vodacom South Africa announced a 254 Mbit/s uplink test using its new “SuperUpload” 5G feature, marking what it claims as the first African achievement of this speed. The technology aggregates two separate uplink channels and dynamically selects the faster path, delivering...
Rowboats and Solar Panels: The Reality of Connecting Rural Africa
Satellite provider SES is scaling managed communications sites across sub‑Saharan Africa, using solar‑powered towers linked to LEO, MEO and GEO satellites. The company handles everything from design to long‑term operation, serving remote villages where roads are impassable and diesel generators...
Letter: A Sharp-Toothed FCC Is Needed More Than Ever
James B. Potter’s letter rebuts calls to dismantle the Federal Communications Commission, arguing that deregulation has already weakened the agency’s stewardship of the public spectrum. He points to shrinking engineering staff, the abandonment of the Local Studio Rule, and relaxed...
Centre Acts to Prevent Damage to Underground Utilities During Telecom Cable Laying: Scindia
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced that the government has rolled out multiple safeguards to protect underground utilities, including drinking water pipelines, during telecom cable installations. The 2024 Telecommunication Right of Way Rules empower public entities to set conditions and claim...
Breeze Connect Launches Operator Connect for Teams Direct Voice Calling
Breeze Connect has rolled out Microsoft Teams Operator Connect for direct voice calling across Australia. The offering bundles a Microsoft 365 + Teams Phone licence from Leader Cloud with handsets, headsets, MTR systems and Teams Calling plans, all managed by Breeze. It...
Catalyst Announces Integration with FirstNet Fusion From AT&T
Interoperability provider Catalyst Communications announced that its Catalyst Dispatch platform will be integrated into AT&T’s FirstNet Fusion MCX ecosystem, the next‑generation public‑safety broadband solution. The integration delivers native 3GPP‑compliant dispatch with built‑in LMR interworking, allowing dispatchers to operate across legacy...
The Post-Capacity Era of Satellite Connectivity
Novaspace’s eighth Capacity Pricing Trends report declares a Post‑Capacity Era for satellite connectivity, where bandwidth is no longer the primary differentiator. Starlink’s sub‑$0.30 per GB pricing is driving a structural decline in capacity costs and forcing the industry to compete...
Motorola Solutions Connects Vic Search and Rescue Dog Orgs to Radio Network
Motorola Solutions donated APX 8000 portable two‑way radios to Australian Search and Rescue K9 and Search and Rescue Dogs Australia, linking them to Victoria's state radio network. The equipment enables the volunteer dog teams to communicate securely with police, ambulance and fire...
Fiber Frenzy
Comcast finished extending its Xfinity fiber network in Clark County, Washington, bringing high‑speed symmetrical internet to roughly 500 homes northeast of Battle Ground Lake. Meanwhile, Charter announced a Spectrum fiber rollout in Washtenaw County, Michigan, slated to connect nearly 1,000 addresses across...
SpaceBridge CEO David Gelerman Explains Why UniHub Is a Pivotal Launch for Company
SpaceBridge is set to unveil UniHub at SATShow 2026, a software‑defined, modular VSAT hub packaged in a compact 3RU enclosure. The all‑in‑one solution promises up to five‑fold performance gains over the legacy ASAT‑II architecture and dramatically faster field deployment. CEO...
Contrivian Becomes Authorized Reseller of Amazon Leo for State, Local Governments
Contrivian announced it has become an authorized reseller of Amazon’s Leo low‑Earth‑orbit satellite service, extending its portfolio of multi‑modal connectivity for U.S. state and local governments. The partnership allows Contrivian to embed Leo’s satellite links into its software‑defined network platform,...
ST Engineering iDirect Forms African Connectivity Partnership With Q-KON
ST Engineering iDirect and African satellite services firm Q‑KON announced a partnership to launch the Intuition Unbound platform across Africa. Q‑KON will provide satellite capacity and teleport facilities in South Africa, while iDirect supplies its scalable ground connectivity solution. The...
Gomez Webinar To Focus On Telecom Act’s 30 Years
On March 17, FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez will host a three‑hour webinar commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The event features a panel of policy veterans who helped craft and implement the landmark law. Topics...
Updated Resource: Community Networks Continue to Win Big in California's Infrastructure Grant Program
California’s Last‑Mile Federal Funding Account has awarded a total of $1.23 billion, with community networks capturing half of the $110 million granted in the latest round. The Hoopa Valley Utility Authority secured a nearly $40 million Hoopa TRAIL project to deliver gigabit service to...
Keysight Collaborates with 3dB Labs to Enable Interoperable Signal Monitoring and Analysis
Keysight Technologies has integrated its spectrum analyzers and FieldFox handheld units with 3dB Labs’ Sceptre software, creating a unified signal‑monitoring platform. The partnership lets users operate Keysight hardware directly within Sceptre, streamlining real‑time and offline analysis across mixed‑vendor RF environments....
Top 5 New Broadcom-VMware Products In 2026: Chips, Wi-Fi 8 And Cloud Platform
Broadcom and VMware unveiled five major products in 2026, including the VMware Telco Cloud Platform 9, a private‑cloud solution for telco operators, and a unified Wi‑Fi 8 platform built around the BCM4918 APU. The hardware lineup adds the BroadPeak integrated radio DFE...
Google Fiber Just Went Live in This US City with 8 Gig Speeds
Google Fiber has begun service in Las Vegas, Nevada, offering up to 8 Gigabit speeds. The launch includes plans from 1 Gbps to 8 Gbps with symmetric download and upload rates of 8,000 Mbps. Service is currently limited to the incorporated city, with no...
Totogi: ‘Building AI that Really Works at Scale Is Not a Weekend Project’
Totogi’s Ontology is an executable knowledge layer that sits above BSS, OSS and network systems, providing a unified decision infrastructure for telco AI. The platform recently secured a deal with Singapore’s StarHub, promising up to a 10% boost in enterprise...
Technology-Driven Cable Market Cycles
The submarine telecom market experiences pronounced cycles that closely follow technological advances, as illustrated by a 1987‑2025 analysis of cable length deployments. New technologies—such as the 1990s shift to optical fiber and the introduction of Erbium‑Doped Fiber Amplifiers—drastically lower cost...
MTN Launches Click-to-Deploy StarEdge Horizon Satellite Service on AWS Marketplace
MTN has launched StarEdge Horizon, a private LEO satellite service, on the AWS Marketplace, allowing enterprises to provision global satellite links as a native cloud resource. The solution delivers a true Layer 2 network over SpaceX’s Starlink constellation with static IP...
Fibocom Targets Smart Pet Collars with MQ771-GL LPWA Module
Fibocom unveiled the MQ771-GL LPWA module at Embedded World 2026, targeting smart pet collars. The module combines Cat‑M and NB‑IoT with a 17.7 × 15.8 mm footprint and power‑saving modes as low as 1 µA, promising battery life extensions from days to months. Fibocom...
1NCE Adds Netmore LoRaWAN via Plugin, Bringing LoRaWAN and Cellular Under One IoT Platform
1NCE has integrated Netmore’s LoRaWAN services into its 1NCE OS platform via a dedicated Network Server plugin, allowing customers to manage both cellular and LoRaWAN connectivity from a single software stack. The move targets hybrid IoT deployments—such as smart cities,...
Mint Mobile Can Help You Stream on the Go for Less
Mint Mobile positions itself as a budget‑friendly carrier for mobile streaming, offering plans from $15 to $30 a month with flexible data caps. A 5 GB plan can deliver roughly nine hours of video per day, while the unlimited option limits...
Integrated Digital Connectivity Drives Africa’s Growth
Analysts estimate a $2.9 trillion digital opportunity in Africa over the next five years, positioning the continent as the world’s fastest‑growing bandwidth market. Internet usage has climbed to roughly 40 % of the 1.5 billion population, though it remains well below the 66 %...
SoftBank Takes Aim at Latency with some AI Wizardry
SoftBank unveiled Autonomous Thinking Distributed Core Routing, an AI‑driven system that pairs a CAMARA QoD API with an intelligent agent to dynamically select the optimal network path. The solution toggles between user‑plane‑function routing for efficiency and SRv6 mobile user plane...
Broadcom Launches Taurus BCM83640 A 3nm 400G Per Lane Optical DSP
Broadcom unveiled the Taurus BCM83640, a 3nm optical PAM4 DSP delivering 400 Gbps per lane and enabling 1.6 Tbps transceivers. The chip acts as an 8‑to‑4 gearbox PHY, offering best‑in‑class bit‑error‑rate and power efficiency. It paves the way for future 3.2 Tbps modules...
The Carrier Guide to 2026: Traffic, Tech and Trends
The 2026 Carrier Guide highlights three dominant trends shaping telecom operators: heightened demand for redundancy and resiliency, pervasive AI integration, and the emergence of quantum‑grade security. Traffic volumes continue to climb, forcing carriers to publish granular network maps that prove...
O2 Offers Subscribers 5G+ Upgrades but Struggles to Explain Why
O2 announced that its 5G standalone (5G+) network now covers more than 700 UK towns and is available to every subscriber, regardless of plan tier. The carrier promotes the upgrade as delivering stronger reliability and capacity in high‑traffic venues, while...
Broadband Access Equipment to Return to Growth in 2026
Dell’Oro Group reports the global broadband access equipment market generated $4.8 billion in Q4 2025, a 7 percent quarter‑over‑quarter rise and modest 2 percent year‑over‑year growth. While 2025 marked the end of a three‑year spending contraction, the data signal a rebound poised for 2026....
Hawaiian Telcom Selects IT for Kunoa North Cable
Hawaiian Telcom has contracted IT International Telecom to design, supply, and install the Kunoa North inter‑island subsea fiber‑optic cable system, slated for completion in 2028. The $87 million project, financed with a $37 million NTIA grant and $50 million from Hawaiian Telcom, will...
Internet Outages in Russia to Last as Long as ‘Necessary’ to Ensure ‘Safety’: Kremlin
The Kremlin announced that mobile internet outages across Russia will persist for as long as necessary to protect citizen safety, attributing the disruptions to increasingly sophisticated Ukrainian cyber attacks. Outages have been documented in Moscow and western cities such as...
Telesat Expands Canadian Landing Station Footprint for Lightspeed
Telesat announced new Canadian landing‑station sites in Estevan and Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, and Papineauville, Quebec, expanding its ground footprint ahead of Lightspeed pathfinder launches in December. The company aims to operate 24 landing stations worldwide by the start of global services...
